by Ronie Kendig
Mallius – Jujak lieutenant
Markoo – member of the Legiera
Marz Chauld – Jujak colonel
Medric – Deliverer
Nagbe – boy in the cave during the Contending
Naudus – Nivari fighter; lieutenant
Negaer – general in Zireli’s army; commander of the Pathfinders, an elite force of trackers and fighters
Nydelia – Infantessa; Shavaussia; queen of Iteveria
Onerid – Poired Dyrth’s right hand
Pao’chk – great healer
Paung – butler at Karithia
Peani Clarentia Ibirel – Relig’s bound; daughter of Yaorid
Pharen – male raqine; bonded to Aselan
Poired Dyrth – commanding officer of Sirdar’s armies; enemy of all who follow Abiassa
Praegur – a Kergulian; one of four companions; marked by Abiassa
Raleng – Ematahri; twin of Ruldan; serves Cadeif
Rekken – foreigners from the north, across the Violet Sea
Ruldan – Ematahri; twin of Raleng; serves Cadeif
Shavaussia – see Nydelia
Sirdar Demas of Tharqnis – Fallen One; Lord of Darkness; enemy of Abiassa
Thelikor – Drigo warrior leader
Thomannon – Haegan’s manservant in Karithia
Thraeïho – mentioned in the Parchments; will fight for the Fierian; also called Drigovudd, or Drigo
Thurig Asykth – king of the Northlands
Thurig Eriathiel – queen of the Northlands; wife to Thurig
Thurig as’Kiethiel (Thiel) – daughter of Thurig and Eriathiel of Nivar; one of four companions; also called Etelide
Thurig as’Osmon (Osmon) – youngest son of Thurig
Thurig as’Relig (Relig) – third eldest son of Thurig; bonded to Peani
Thurig as’Tili (Tili) – eldest acknowledged son of Thurig
Toeff – Drigo; Hoeff’s twin
Tokar – one of four companions; officer of the combined armies
Trale Kath – Iteverian assassin
Vaqar Modia – prince of Tahsca; commander of exiled contingent; brother to Anithraenia
Wegna – wise woman in Legier’s Heart
Zaelero II –first Celahar to take the Fire Throne; born Baen Celahar; fought the Mad Queen and restored the Nine to the ways of Abiassa
Zicri – male raqine; bonded to Tili
Zireli Celahar – king of the Nine Kingdoms; the Fire King
Zoijan – Ematahri warrior
GLOSSARY OF
TERMS
Abiassa’s Fire – the gift of wielding the Flames, possessed by only certain individuals
abiatasso – the gift in the essence of a person who has the ability to wield
accelerant – one who can wield the Flames
archon – leader of the Ematahri
Auspex/Foreteller – semi-human creature held by Poired for the delivery of messages and orders from Sirdar
Baen’s Crossing – village on border between Ybienn and the Nine
cacique – the title used among those in Legier’s Heart for their leader
Caori – one of the Nine Kingdoms; capital city is Luxlirien
Choosing, the (aka Etaesian’s Feast) – Eilidan custom for bonding rituals
Citadel – the central Sanctuary in the Holy City in Hetaera
Cold-One’s Tooth – mountain peak nearest Nivar Hold
cordi – fruit
Deliverer – an ageless minister of justice and discipline; terrifyingly powerful; answers only to the will of Abiassa; also called Lucent Riders, Void Walker, Light Bringer
Destroyers – demons
Drigo – ancient race of giants whose only goal is to serve
Drigovudd – the Drigo in their enhanced state; stories border on myth but they are said to be nearly immortal when in their vudd state
Duamauri – Aselan’s icehound
Eilidan – people of Legier; Aselan’s people
Ematahri – fierce forest-dwellers; a threat to any traveling the Way of the Throne/Throne Road
Etaesian’s Feast – see “Choosing, the”
Fieri Keep – home of the Celahars, who rule from here on the Fire Throne
Fierian, the – a prophesied accelerant said to bring about the destruction of the Nine and the eradication of the Lakes of Fire; greatly feared
Fire King – king who rules the Nine and is most powerful accelerant
Flames – reference to the gift bestowed on certain individuals; sometimes an epithet
Great Falls – a waterfall blessed with miraculous healing every 100 years during the Year of Feasts as a gift from Abiassa
Hetaera – largest city in the Nine; contains the Holy City; close to the Great Falls
hiel-touck – oath used in Legier and Ybienn
Holy City – the seat of the Ignatieri; the largest Sanctuary; contains the Citadel, where accelerants are trained and commissioned
icehound – very large wolves who only exist in cold-weather climates
Ignatieri – holy order of accelerants; refer to each other as The Brethren
incipient – one who can wield but has turned against Abiassa
Infantessa – the queen of Iteveria
Iteveria – twin city to Nydessa, within Unelithia
jav-rod – spearlike weapon
Jujak – the army of King Zireli
Karithia – palace in Iteveria; seat of the Infantessa
Kedardokith – a rite of Ematahri warriors to claim the lives of outsiders; intended for protection; once claimed, always claimed
Kerguli – a race of people from the desert Outlands of the far west
Lakes of Fire – the lava lakes near Fieri Keep; a blessing of Abiassa and connected to the Flames
Legier – largest mountain overlooking Ybienn; home to the Eilidan, a race of mountain dwellers
Lucent Riders – the name given to the Deliverers by the Ematahri
Luxlirien – capital city of Caori
Maereni – Poired’s elite guards
moonslight – light of twin moons
Nivar Hold – seat of power in Ybienn; residence of King Thurig
Nivari – Thurig’s army; commanded by his son, as’Tili
pharmakeia – a physician who uses herbs and the Flames to bring healing/restoration
Primera – Haegan’s planet
raqine – winged creatures widely believed extinct or myth
sentinel – Ignatieri police who patrol Sanctuaries
Seultrie – seat of power for the Nine Kingdoms; capital city is Zaethien
Shadows, the – beyond the grave
Sikir – Aselan’s icehound
Silver – name given to Poired’s elite incipients
Sirdarian – one of Sirdar
sowaoli petals – flower petals
Tahsca/Tahscan – from House Tahsca off the coast of Iteveria; fiercest sea-faring warriors
Unelithia – combined realm of Nydessa and Iteveria
Void Walker – Deliverer or one of the evil counterparts; one who walks between worlds
Ybienn – sovereign kingdom, separate from the Nine; seat of Thurig and his family
Acknowledgments
Deena Petersen and Shannon McNear, who read every book before it went to print. So appreciate your encouragement, ladies! Thank you!
To you amazing, loyal, fiery readers who have screamed and hollered for this last installment for the last 18 months. Your patience and passion are so appreciated!
My incredible Four Guys—Brian, Ryan, Reagan, and VVolt, who gave me the space to get the story done, the edits plowed, and the map hacked together. Love you, guys!
And to my publisher/agent/friend, Steve, who took pity on my friends, readers, and family when my sleep-deprived self turned in my acknowledgments with only one line. You sure know how to save your authors! *grins*
Ronie Kendig is an award-winning, best-selling author. She lives on the East Coast with
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